New Year’s Resolution

Happy New Year’s my friends! The holiday season is gone and it’s time to start fresh. Wait, hold up. I don’t know about you, but I still feel like sleeping for a week before going back to work! Anyone else? Last year I accomplished a lot, and last Thursday marked my two-year anniversary living in [...]

New Year’s Resolution is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Winter Pumpkin Salad

Happy holidays everyone! I’ve been taking a much needed break from work and dancing, but I’m getting back into the swing of things this week. I’m off to finish unpacking from my Florida trip, but I wanted to post a quick healthy dinner idea for those of you who are trying to get back to [...]

Winter Pumpkin Salad is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Focus on Food: Cashews

I have always loved cashews as a satisfying snack, especially around Christmas time when my Dad would keep bowls of cashews around the house. I would eat TONS and TONS of them. But, since I started exploring more with vegetarian cooking and non-cooking over the past two years, I have found that cashews are one [...]

Focus on Food: Cashews is a post from: Laurel On Health Food

Cinnamon Rolls

Preheat the oven to 350°. Combine the two flours, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl and mix. Place the oil and Edensoy in a blender and pulse for 1 minute. Combine the blended oil and Edensoy with the flour mixture. Form into a ball of dough. Lightly flour a counter top or pastry board and roll out the dough, as you would if making a pie crust. Sprinkle the cinnamon over the rolled dough. Pour the maple syrup on the dough and spread evenly over the dough with a spoon or spatula. Sprinkle the nuts over the syrup and cinnamon. Roll up in a jelly roll fashion. Seal the ends of the roll closed by pressing with the back of a fork. Poke shallow holes in the top of the roll about 1 1/2 inches apart for the entire length of the roll with a fork. Place the roll on a baking sheet and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes until golden. Slice into 1 inch rounds and place on a serving platter. This is a great way to use up leftover pastry dough when making pies.

Apple Strawberry Kanten

Place the juice, salt and agar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the flame to medium-low and simmer about 15 to 20, stirring frequently until the agar flakes dissolve. Remove from the flame and allow to cool for 15 minutes. While the juice is cooling, slice the strawberries and place them in a glass or ceramic cassarole dish. When the juice is is slightly cooled, pour it over the fruit. Place in the refrigerator and chill for about 1 hour or so until gelled. Remove, slice and serve.